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Do Americans ever read beyond their newspapers, religious convictions to see what is going on in their country. The changing borders for "security" reasons, Amerodollar and NWO "DUMB"s, unconstitutional changing civil liberties etc. We hear the rhetoric of your politicians and wonder when a war on Iraq will commence, is this what the people want and what are they are going to do about it. America has become so caught up in its own (governing people's) ideals that it tries to control other countries. Meanwhile its own people suffer, and many in yours and other countries question what is the potentially corrupt motive of your government (or the organisations driving your government). Maybe it is purely distraction to keep your country's people focused elsewhere than on the real issues. Unfortunately I think this is a global phenomenon. Anybody who does something different or thinks differently (especially questions established ideals) faces ridicule or worse. If we in other countries have trouble doing it, why do we expect Americans to have an easier time - especially in the land of the corporation and non elected power organisations. U.S. problems are just a bit more advanced on the timeline. Americans are just a bit louder (speech accent), a bit more fervent, "appear" a bit more ignorant, and Americans like their money and "things" and hence are open to what we in Australia call tall poppy syndrome (they need to be pulled down). There are also many good things about America - including music, diversity, food and friendliness, innovation. If people on this forum expended energy finding out everything that we globally are facing in terms of environment, health, new governing bodies etc we would realise that to judge Americans without appreciating the bigger picture and taking our own action is just plain hypocracy and arrogance. As countries we need to get off our superior behinds, work together and get on - altruistically. Sometimes I wonder if higher authorities in the U.S. really just want us to dislike Americans for their own reason - but that is something else again.
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